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Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.

We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers.

It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results. Setting a good example for young people, being a role model, is very important for me.

Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.

I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them.

There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.

Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope.

Schools are really, really important. It gives you access to every kid in the country. It gives you a massive pool of people to see who might be talented at different sports. It allows kids to try sports. Kids can be inspired all they want, but if they can't go out and try a sport, then it's no good.

I know how tough engineering school can really be, but it's worth it.

At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.